Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cybershot DSC-F505V Sony
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3-061-981- 14 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef ore oper ating t he unit , pleas e read this manu al th oroughl y , and re tain it fo r fut ure re fe renc e. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbers are lo cated on t he bottom.
2 T o prev ent fi re or shoc k hazar d, do not e x pose th e unit to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the battery pa ck to temperatu re above 140°F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight .
3 The shiel ded in terface cable recommended in this man ual mu s t b e u sed with t his equipm ent in order to comply with the limits for a digit al device pursuant to Subpart B of Par t 15 of FCC R ules. DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BA T T E RY . LITHIUM ION B A TTER Y .
4 For the Custo mer s in the U .S.A. and Canada T rial recording Befo re you rec ord one -ti me ev ents, yo u may want to make a trial r ecording t o make sure that th e camera is w orking corr ectly .
5 T able of contents Identifyin g the p a rts ............ ........... ....... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ........... ...... . 9 Setting t h e date and time ........ ........ ..... 13 Inserting t h e “Memory St ick” ............. 1 5 B Recording Recording sti l l images .
6 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A Built-i n microphon e Do not tou ch while recordi ng. B Self-timer/Recording lamp C MODE selector (30) D Shutter button (16) ( 21) E Flash (19) F Focus ring (40) G Lens H Photoc ell windo w f or flash Do not blo ck while recordi ng.
Getting started 7 A Zoom leve r B PO WER s witc h PO WER l amp C LCD screen D LCD B A CK LIGHT s witch Usually se t to ON. Set t o OFF to save the battery if you use yo ur camer a in bri ght pl ace.
8 A Speaker B Hook f or the wrist/shoulder strap C T ripod receptacl e (bottom surface) Use a tripod with a scre w length of les s than 9/ 32 inc h (6. 5 mm). Y ou will be unable to firmly secure th e camer a to tripod s having l onger scre ws, and may damage the camer a.
Getting started 9 Pr eparing the power supply Char ging the battery pack Y our cam era oper ates on ly wit h the “In foLI THIU M” NP- FS11 b attery pac k* (S serie s). Y ou ca nnot use any other ba ttery p ack. T o remove the batter y pack Slide the b attery pack i n the dir ection oppos ite the v mark.
10 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely d ischar g ed batter y pack using the A C- VF10 A C po wer ad aptor/ charg er . STILL mode recording* STILL mode playbac k** Approximate b attery lif e and.
Getting started 11 Installing t he battery pack T o remove the batter y pack Open the batter y/“Memor y Stick” cover . Slide the batt ery eject lever upward, and remove the batter y pack. Be care ful no t to drop the ba ttery p ack whe n rem oving it.
12 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car battery Use Son y DC adaptor/c h ar ger (not suppli ed). 1 Open th e bat tery /“Mem ory St ic k” co ver . 2 Inser t the on e end of the DK -115 D C connecti ng cable to the battery terminal , and close the cover .
Getting started 13 Setting the date and tim e When you f irst use your came ra, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET scr e en ap pears whene ver you turn o n your camera for re cording. 1 Slid e t he P O WE R swit ch i n th e di rect io n o f th e arrow t o turn on t he power .
14 T o cancel the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the contr o l b utton, th en press th e center z . 4 Select [CLOCK SET] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then press the center z . 5 Select the de sired dat e display format with v / V on the control button, then pres s the center z .
Getting started 15 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Stick” co ver , then press the “Memory Stick” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory S tick” fi rmly un til i t clic k s, oth erwis e a mes sage su ch as “MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed.
16 Basic ope rations B Recording Recor ding still images Still images are re cord ed in JP EG for mat. T o record still images, slide t he PO W ER switch t o the rig ht to turn on the p o w er and inse rt a “Me mor y Stick.” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re auto matical ly adj u sted.
B B B B Recor ding 17 Y ou can ch eck the l ast record ed image b y cleari ng the men u bar from the sc reen (page 32 ) and pressin g b on the co ntro l button. T o retur n to th e norm al re cordin g mode, press lightly on the shu tter b utton or select [RETURN] with b / B on the con trol button an d then p ress the ce nter z .
18 Y ou ca n adjust the an gle by turn ing the lens pa rt upward up to 90 degr ees and do wnward up to 50 degre es. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/ of f the ind icators o n the LCD screen. See page 65 for a det a iled descr iption of the indi c ated ite ms.
B B B B Recor ding 19 When you use the se lf-timer function, the subj e ct is r ecorded a b out 10 sec onds aft er you p ress th e shut ter button . Select (self-t imer) indic ator on the LCD screen wit h v / V / b / B on the co ntro l bu tton, th en press the cent er z .
20 Not es • The rec ommended s hooting distan ce using t he built-in flash i s 31/32 feet to 8 1 /3 feet (0.3 m to 2.5 m). • Attaching a conversion lens (not suppli ed) may block the light from the flash or cause the lens shadow to app ear . • Y ou ca nnot u se an external f lash a nd t he built-in flash at the sa me tim e.
B B B B Recor ding 21 Recor ding moving images Movi ng im ages w ith au dio are record ed in MPEG fo rmat. T o record mo ving images, slide the PO WER switch to the right to t u rn on the po wer and in sert a “Me mory Sti ck.” See pages 1 7 to 19.
22 Playing back still images When the menu bar is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect and play b ack th e imag e with b / B on the cont rol button. Not es • Y ou migh t not be able to cor rect ly pl ay ba ck im age s reco rd ed wi th thi s cam era on oth er equipmen t.
B B B B Pl ay b ack 23 Playing back movin g images T o pause playb ack Sele ct X (paus e) o n the LC D s creen with v / V / b / B on th e con trol button , then press the ce nter z . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . The last r ecorded ima ge (still o r movin g) appears o n the LCD scr een.
24 When the menu bar is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect th e im age with b / B on the co ntro l button, and p lay ba ck the ima ge and sou nd by pres sing t he center z . Whe n you press t he cen ter z during playb ack, pl aybac k is paus ed.
B B B B Pl ay b ack 25 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view data reco rded with your camer a on a pe rsonal com puter and a ttach it to e-mail. This section describes the method for installing th e USB dri ver and vie wing imag es on a per sona l compu ter .
26 Before connec ting your camera to y our pers onal computer , inst a ll the USB dri ver to the computer . The USB dri ver is contai n ed togeth er with appli cation software for vie wing images on a CD-R O M which is supplied with your camera.
B B B B Pl ay b ack 27 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-cli ck the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-cli ck the icon of the hard disk containing the OS to open the w ind ow . 5 Move the f ollowing two files fr om the window opene d in step 3 to the “System Folder” icon in the window opened in step 4 (dra g an d dr op).
28 “Memor y Stick ” • “Memory Stick” operations on you r camera c annot be assure d if the “Memor y Stick” has be en formatted on your persona l compute r . • Do not op timiz e the “ Memor y Stick” on a Windo ws machi ne. Thi s will shor ten the “Memor y Stick” lif e.
B B B B Pl ay b ack 29 Image file storage destinations and image files Imag e files rec orded w ith your camer a are gr oupe d in fold ers by rec ording mode . The meanings of the f ile names are a s follo ws. ssss stan ds for an y number within t he range from 000 1 to 99 99.
30 Advanc ed op eratio ns Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sect ion describe s the basi c cont rol meth ods that are frequ entl y used f or “Advance d oper ations”. How to use the MODE selector The MOD E select or se lects wh ethe r you ca n use yo ur cam era to re cord o r to play back an d edit image s.
Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 31 Note Y ou cannot cl ear the menu bar during INDEX screen dis play (page 46). The “Advan ced operatio ns” section of t his manual refers to selecting an d entering items by the ab ove proced ure as “ Select [(item name)] .
32 How to change the menu settings Some of th e adv anced o peration s fo r your camera are e xec uted b y sele cting me nu items displ a yed on the LCD sc reen with the cont rol bu tton. Pres s V on t he control button until the LCD screen re turns t o the menu b ar displa y in step 1 .
Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 33 Menu settings Menu i tems tha t can be m odified differ depe nding on t he setti ng of the M ODE selec tor . T he LC D s cree n sh ows only the item s you c an o perate at th e m oment . Initi al set tin gs are ind ica ted wi th x .
34 IMA GE SIZ E 2240×1 680 x 1856×1 392 1856 (3: 2) 1280×9 60 640×48 0 Selects the image si ze when recording sti ll images . STILL 320 (HQ ) 320×24 0 x 160×11 2 Select s the MP EG imag e size when recordi ng movin g ima ges. MO VIE REC MODE TIFF Records a TIFF (uncompressed) file in additio n to the JPEG fi le.
Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 35 CAMERA TOOL SETUP Item Setting Description MODE select or DIGIT AL ZOOM x ON Uses digital zoom. STILL OFF Does not use di gital zo om. SHAR PNESS +2 to –2 Ad justs the sh arpnes s of th e image . appea rs on the LC D sc reen exce pt when set to 0 .
36 INDEX* Displays si x images at a ti me (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (p age 46). DELETE 3 (RETURN)** Returns to PLA Y (single ) mode. ∗ D i s p l a y e do n l yi nP L A Y( s i n g l e )m o d e . ∗∗ Displayed only in PLA Y (INDEX) mode. VIDEO OUT NTSC Se ts the video output sig nal to NTSC mode ( North A meric an co untrie s, Jap an, etc.
B B B B V arious recor ding 37 B V ar ious recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [F ILE] and th en [IMA GE SIZE] fro m the men u .
38 Recording st ill images for e-mail (E- MAIL ) E-MAIL mode records a small- size (320×240) image at th e same time as a still imag e. Small -size images ar e con venient fo r e-mail t ransmissi on, etc. 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], and then [E-MAIL] fr om the men u.
B B B B V arious recor ding 39 Recording text documents (TEXT) T ext is re corde d in black an d whit e GIF form at to provide a c learer image . 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [T EXT] fr om the menu . 3 Record the ima ge .
40 Recording i mages in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Set FOCUS A UTO/MANU AL to A U TO . 3 Set th e zoom to W s ide an d then press MA CRO . The (macro ) indicat or appea rs on the L CD scree n . Y o u can sho ot a subjec t that is about 13/1 6 inch es (2 cm) away from the l ens sur face in macro mode .
B B B B V arious recor ding 41 Notes • The fo cus mode indica tor is a ppro ximat e, and should be used as a refere nce. • The focus mode indicato r is not displaye d correctly when using a conve rsion lens . • When the zo om le ver is set to the T sid e, your camera ma y not focus on su bjects closer th an about 2 5/8 feet (80 cm).
42 Landsca pe m ode Fo cuses on ly on a dista n t subjec t to reco rd landsca pes, et c. Panf ocu s m ode Chan ges th e focus qu ickly and simply fr o m a close subject to a distan t subje ct. T o cancel PROGRAM AE Press PR OGRAM AE repeated ly until the in dicator on the LC D scree n goes out.
B B B B V arious recor ding 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and then [EX PO SUR E ] from th e men u. 3 Select the des ired exposure val ue . Adjust the expos ure va lue while checki ng the brig htne ss of the backgr ound .
44 T o set the (One-push white b alance) button 1 Press W HT BAL repeat edly until appear s. 2 Place a white obje ct su ch as paper under the same light c onditio ns as you are g oing to record , and record the whit e o bjec t s o th at it fills t he entir e fram e of you r came ra.
B B B B V arious recor ding 45 Enjoying pictur e eff ec ts (P .EFFECT) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Sel ect [EF FEC T] a nd then [P .EFFECT] fr om the menu. 3 Select the desired mode . SOLARIZE The light cont rast i s clea rer a nd the picture l o oks lik e an illu stration.
46 B V ar iou s playback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [INDEX] on the LCD screen. Six imag es are di splayed a t once (inde x screen). The fo llo wing marks are d ispla yed on e ach imag e acco rding to th e imag e t ype a nd se ttin gs.
B B B B V arious play back 47 Enlar ging a par t of the still image (Z oom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displ ay th e ima g e to be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom leve r . The z oom sca ling in dicato r appear s on the LCD scree n.
48 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y the image t o r otate. 3 Select [FILE] and then [RO T A TE ] from the menu . 4 Rotate the image clockwise or co untercloc kw ise , then select [RETURN]. Not es • Y ou may no t be able to rotate images recorded with other equipment.
B B B B V arious play back 49 Note The [INTER V AL] setting time is approxim ate, an d may vary de pending on the pl ayed bac k im age size or ot her factors. Viewing images on a TV screen Befo re conn ecting your ca mera, be sure to tu rn of f the TV .
50 B Ed itin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (p rote ct) ind icato r appe ars on prot ected im age s. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then di spla y the image to prote ct. 2 Select [FILE], [PRO TECT], and then [ON] fr om the menu. The di spl ayed image i s prot ected and - appe ars.
B B B B Editing 51 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou cann ot delete protec ted files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to delete. 2 Sele ct [D ELETE] and th en [OK] from the menu. The image is d eleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , th en displ a y the IND EX screen .
52 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y and display the image to resize . 2 Select [T O OL] and then [RE SIZ E] from th e m enu.
B B B B Editing 53 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , th en displ a y the IND EX screen . 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and the n [S EL ECT ] from the menu . 3 Select the imag e to copy . The (sel ect) indicat or app ears on the image. 4 Select [E NTER]. “MEMOR Y STICK A C CESS” appear s.
54 Selecting still images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can m ark a prin t mark on still images recor ded with your c amera. This mark is con venient when you have images printed at a shop that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F ormat) standa rd.
Additiona l informatio n 55 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W ipe the screen surfa ce with a cleani ng cloth (not sup plied) or a LC D cleaning kit (not s upplied) t o rem ove fingerprints, dust, etc.
56 • Use only t he sp ecified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o prev ent accident from a s hort cir cuit, do not allow metal objects to c ome int o contact with the batt ery terminals.
Additional inf ormation 57 “Memor y Stick”, , “MagicGate Memory S tick” a nd are tradema rks of Sony Cor poratio n. “Magic Gate” a n d are trademarks of Sony Corporation . Using your camera abroad P ower sources Y ou can use your ca mera in any country or a rea with th e supplied batter y charger wit hin 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/6 0 Hz.
58 T roubleshooting If you experie nce trou ble w ith you r cam era , first check t he fol lowing item s. Sho uld your came ra st ill not oper ate prop erly after yo u hav e made t hes e che cks, cons ult your Sony de aler or lo cal auth orized Son y serv ice f acility .
Additiona l informatio n 59 The pictur e is too da rk. • Y ou are sh ooting a subjec t wit h a light source behind the s ubj ect. t Adju st th e exposu re (p age 43). t Adjust the bri ghtnes s of the LC D scr een (p age 36). The flas h does not work.
60 Digital zoom does not func tio n. • Y ou cann ot u se digital zoom to r ecor d movin g pict ures. Y our came ra ca nnot p lay back i mages . • The MODE selector is set to STILL or MO VIE. t Set it t o PLA Y (pa ges 22, 23) . The im age and so und ar e interf ered by noise when you pla y back an imag e on a person al co mpute r .
Additiona l informatio n 61 Y ou r persona l comput er does not reco gnize your camer a. • The cam era is tu rned off. t T urn on the ca mera. • The battery le vel is lo w . t Use the A C power ad apto r/charger (pag e 12). • The USB ca ble is n ot connec ted firmly .
62 W ar ning and no tice messages V arious messa ges ap pear on t he LCD screen. Check th e corr espo nding de script ions in the fol lo wing list. Message Mean ing NO ME MOR Y S TIC K No “Mem or y Stick” has been i nser ted. SYSTE M ERR OR T urn th e pow er of f and on again .
Additiona l informatio n 63 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era ha s a self -dia gnosis displ ay . Thi s function d isplays the camera condition o n the LCD scre en with a co mbi natio n of a let ter and four dig its of number s. If this occur s , check th e following code c hart.
64 Specifications System Image device 1/1 .8 t ype col or C CD Lens 5× zoom lens f = 7. 1 – 35.5 m m (38 – 19 0 mm wh en conv erted into a 35 mm still camera ) F = 2.
Additiona l informatio n 65 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash mode/ flash level indicator C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicato r D Picture effect indicato.
66 A Protect indicator B Print mark indica tor C File n ame D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Imag e num ber G Number of stored images in “ Memory Stick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image/menu bar and guide menu A V OL.
67 Additiona l information Index A A/V OUT ....... ........ .......... 49 Adjusting the e xposure . ... 43 AE (Auto E xposure) ... ..... 16 Aper ture prior ity mod e ... . 41 Auto power- off function .. 11 Auto red-eye reduc tion ... . 19 B Batte ry pack batter y life .
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